Chapter 30 : Chapter 30
Chapter 30: Fourth-Rank Steelclad
Skeleton Knight Mosa could rack his skull to pieces and still never imagine
that A’gui possessed an SSS-Rank talent.
As long as the summoned creatures did not die, he himself was immortal.
By rough estimation, there were still more than eight thousand undead creatures left around them.
That meant A’gui could still withstand eight thousand more attacks.
Of course, that was assuming A’gui did not continue summoning.
If he kept summoning,
then even if Mosa hacked his bone sword to ruin, A’gui still would not die.
Skeleton Knight Mosa still had 210,000 HP left.
That amount of health had already entered Ali’s kill range.
Berserk Rush!
As he charged, Ali dragged the Bone Greatsword with one hand,
and the place where the blade scraped against the ground was gouged into a deep trench by the force of his speed.
Charged Draw Slash!
The instant the weapon in Skeleton Knight Mosa’s hand fell upon A’gui,
he suddenly felt an aura he could not possibly resist.
Violence.
Irresistible.
There was no snowy flash of blade-light.
There was only the shrieking of the wind,
the sound made when the Bone Greatsword tore against the air.
-141000 (Critical Hit)
-141000 (Critical Hit)
With the tremendous Agility bonus,
both strikes of Charged Draw Slash turned into critical hits.
One skill had dealt a terrifying 282,000 damage.
Never mind that Skeleton Knight Mosa only had 210,000 HP remaining.
Even if his health had been full,
he still would have ended up owing another 30,000 HP.
The soul-fire in Skeleton Knight Mosa’s eyes shook violently,
then gradually dimmed.
This feeling—
it was almost exactly like the sensation before his first death.
Despair.
Unwillingness.
Yet utter helplessness.
Only, the last time, he had been summoned by the God of Death and revived as a Skeleton Knight.
This time, he was not so fortunate.
BOOM!
Skeleton Knight Mosa died, and the Bone Mammoth collapsed with him,
its body shattering apart with a thunderous crash.
“Gah~~”
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A’gui still had the hand holding his staff frozen in midair,
his entire skeleton in complete disarray.
Turning his skull around, A’gui stared blankly at Ali,
the blue soul-fire in his eyes trembling violently.
The Bone Greatsword was lifted lightly, and Ali cast A’gui a calm glance.
Little skeleton, do you have a problem with that?
“Gah!”
A’gui clenched his fist fiercely and raised his thumb high.
Brother Ali is amazing!
No objections.
He did not dare have any objections.
【Killed Skeleton Knight Mosa (LV19), EXP increased by 12000】
【Your act of killing Skeleton Knight Mosa has attracted the attention of Pierre the Winter Lich. Pierre is preparing to awaken the Frostcold Sword Guard in the depths of Skeleton Graveyard】
【Because it was awakened ahead of time, the Frostcold Sword Guard has not yet fully fused with the power of the Bone Orb. Its bloodline rank is Fourth Rank, and its level is 20】
【You have 60 seconds to escape Skeleton Graveyard】
A blue portal slowly appeared a thousand meters away.
As long as he reached the portal within sixty seconds,
he would be able to leave safely.
The moment the portal appeared,
blue snowflakes began to drift down through the graveyard sky.
The temperature dropped to freezing.
And it was still falling lower.
Dense blue patterns spread across the ground,
and in one minute, a terrifying frost would descend completely.
【59】
【58】
The countdown to death had begun.
Lin Yuan could already feel a trace of chill around him,
yet he did not move his feet at all.
He remained completely calm and composed.
Run?
Why would he run?
That was a Fourth-Rank Commander-grade Boss.
A Commander-grade Boss would definitely drop either a Diamond-grade piece of equipment or an S-Rank skill book.
Normally, one might never even get the chance to see such a thing.
Now that he had encountered one today, he absolutely could not let it go.
The reason Lin Yuan chose to stay
was not because the sight of a Commander-grade Boss had made his blood rush to his head.
It was because he had absolute confidence.
“Settle the Nightmare Difficulty Skeleton Graveyard rewards.”
Without the least bit of haste, Lin Yuan chose to settle the rewards.
【This dungeon run: Killed Bone Giant (Third Rank Elite) x1, Evolution Points +500】
【Killed Skeleton Knight (Third Rank Elite) x1, Evolution Points +500】
【Successfully cleared Nightmare Difficulty Skeleton Graveyard, Evolution Points +1600】
【Clear time under 40 minutes, Evolution Points +1000】
【Total rewards from this dungeon run: 3600 Evolution Points, 20000 EXP】
“Consume 5000 Evolution Points. Evolve Ali!”
The 5000 Evolution Points transformed into dazzling motes of light and poured into Ali’s body.
Ali’s entire figure was enveloped in radiance.
When the light faded,
Ali reappeared before Lin Yuan clad in a suit of pure steel chainmail.
The chainmail was formed from countless interlocking metal rings,
beautiful and sturdy,
and draped over Ali like a work of exquisite art.
【Ali】(Fourth-Rank Steelclad)
【Level】: LV13
【Race】: Darkborn
【HP】: 52000
【Mana】: 20800
【Attack】: 10400
【Defense】: 5200
【Strength】: 5200
【Agility】: 5200
【Stamina】: 2600
【Intelligence】: 2080
【Talent】: Martial Heavenly King (SSS-Rank)
【Skills】: Shield Bash (C-Rank), Shield Block (C-Rank), Shield Mastery (Passive), Sword Mastery (Passive), Charged Draw Slash (A-Rank), Berserk Rush (B-Rank), Backstep (D-Rank), Deathbestowing Sword Qi (S-Rank), Guard (B-Rank), Shield Wall (A-Rank), Triple Slash (B-Rank)
Ali’s physique was utterly flawless.
Every movement he made carried an air of elegant nobility.
And especially after putting on the chainmail,
he felt like a noble knight.
Mysterious.
And powerful.
“Strong. Far too strong!”
“I want to see whether this Fourth-Rank Frostcold Sword Guard is stronger, or whether Fourth-Rank Ali will come out on top.”
While the countdown still had thirty seconds remaining,
Lin Yuan picked up all the loot dropped by Skeleton Knight Mosa.
One Platinum accessory, one skill book, and the reins of the Bone Mammoth.
【Bone Ring - Ring】
【Grade: Platinum】
【Equip Requirement: LV13】
【Attributes: Intelligence +25, Stamina +25, Mana +300】
【Trait: Restores 15 Mana per second】
【Set Bonus (2/2): Consumes 1000 Mana to grant yourself a Mana Shield with 2000 HP, lasting 30 minutes. Cooldown: 1 hour】
【Sweep】(B-Rank)
Skill Description: Consumes 300 Mana to release an arcing slash, dealing 100% Attack damage to targets within two meters in front. Cooldown: 30 seconds. If it kills a target that grants EXP, the remaining cooldown is reset.
【Bone Mammoth Reins - Mount】
【Grade: Platinum】
【Required Riding Level: LV15】
【HP】: 80000
【Attributes: Movement Speed increases by 80%】
Naturally, Sweep was for Ali to learn.
With this skill,
so long as Ali’s Mana did not run dry,
swarm tactics would be nothing more than a joke before him.
The other piece of the Platinum accessory set had also dropped.
After equipping both accessories, Lin Yuan’s HP broke past 16000,
and once the 2000-point shield was applied,
his sense of security instantly rose to the maximum.
If someone handed Lin Yuan a shield right now,
then even having him directly withstand the Frostcold Sword Guard would not be impossible.